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Ace the System Design Interview with Real-World Architectures

Ace the system design interview with real architectures: a proximity service, nearby friends, Google Maps and distributed message queues.

  • 14 videos
  • 6.9 h of video
  • VideosFree on YouTube
  • Hands-on labNot for this course
  • Practice simulationNot for this course
  • Mock examNot for this course
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About this course

Master system design interviews by learning how real-world, scalable systems are designed from the ground up.

This playlist covers practical system design concepts, architecture patterns, scalability, reliability, performance, databases, caching, messaging, APIs, and distributed systems. Each topic focuses on real-world architectures and interview-style problems, helping you develop a structured approach to analyzing requirements, making design decisions, and explaining your solutions clearly.

Whether you're preparing for system design interviews or looking to strengthen your architecture skills, this playlist will help you understand how modern systems are designed, built, and scaled.

Learn. Design. Scale. Ace the System Design Interview.

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Course videos

All 14 videos, in order

Playlist on YouTube
  1. 14:06Course Overview: Ace the System Design InterviewOverview
  2. 231:2901. Proximity ServiceHands-on
  3. 331:0602. Designing a Real-Time Nearby Friends FeatureHands-on
  4. 425:4703. Google Maps Architecture Deep DiveHands-on
  5. 536:2104. Master Distributed Message Queues for System Design InterviewsHands-on
  6. 630:3305. Design a Metrics & Alerting System That ScalesHands-on
  7. 732:3806. Design a Real-Time Ad Click AggregatorHands-on
  8. 827:2307. How Hotel Booking Systems Prevent Double BookingsHands-on
  9. 926:4208. How a Distributed Email Service Actually WorksHands-on
  10. 1034:1609. Designing Amazon S3-Style Object StorageHands-on
  11. 1130:0310. Real-Time Gaming Leaderboard ArchitectureHands-on
  12. 1229:2211. How Payment Systems Actually Move MoneyHands-on
  13. 1339:0512. How Digital Wallets Handle Millions of TransfersHands-on
  14. 1435:3913. Design a Real Stock Exchange Like NASDAQHands-on
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